using smart phones for smarter tutoring
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Jackson Community College Conference on Supplemental Instruction (SI) and TutoringTRANSCRIPT
Using Smart Phones for
Smarter TutoringDr. Troy Hicks
Central Michigan University
About Me• Formerly, Writing Center Tutor
• Currently, Associate Professor of English at Central Michigan University
• Site Director, Chippewa River Writing Project
• And, yes, father of six!
“The fact that we (and our students) are now able to
hold a device in our pockets that allows us to
read and annotate an original text, stream (on demand) multiple film
adaptations of the text, look at the SparkNotes about the text, and find essays about the text from online paper mills—all at the flick of a finger—is
significant.”
“Or, at least, it feels significant.”
Hicks, Young, Kajder, and HuntEnglish Journal 101.3 (2012): 68–74
My Beliefs as a Tutor
• Collaboration
• Listening
• Encouragement
• Directness
• Teaching the student, not the assignment
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The ABC(DE)s for Smarter Tutoring• Annotate
• Build
• Connect
• Discover
• Explain
Evernote, Diigo
Tumblr, typewith.me
Dropbox, InClass
Currents, Flipboard, Zite
Screenchomp, Educreations
Use the Apps You Have
• Reminders
• Calculator
• Camera
• iTunes U
• Voice Recorder
• Maps
Annotate
Build
Connect
Discover
Explain
What can you annotate?
How can you build?
Who can you connect?
What can you discover?
How can you explain?
Who will you teach?